Strong storms and twisters possible in Alabama, says National Weather Service

Forecasters say
Alabama is in store for a round of violent weather that could include
tornadoes.

The National Weather Service says strong storms will
begin moving into western Alabama late Friday from Mississippi.
Forecasters say the system has the potential to spawn a major outbreak
of long-lived tornadoes across central Alabama.

In south Alabama, the forecast for this evening calls for scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly after 7 p.m. with gusts as high as 40 miles per hour.

The threat of bad
weather will continue through the day on Saturday. Aside from twisters,
forecasters say large hail and flooding are possible.

The weather
service says the danger should end in eastern Alabama by Sunday.